Respected US professor says libraries are places of knowledge creation and librarians our educators.
CILIP . 2 July 2015.
- R. David Lankes: librarians have the power to change the world by “promoting informed democracy”.
- “Libraries are not about books, and librarians are not about collections, nor are they about waiting to serve. Our libraries are mandated, mediated spaces owned by the community, and librarians are educators dedicated to knowledge creation who exist to unleash the expertise held within their community.”
- There is a need for a skilled workforce to properly understand and manage information
A new innovation also mentioned is the
Ideas Box , a durable, portable library in a
box that is designed to provide access to vital
information and culture in humanitarian crises. Pioneered by Bibliothèques Sans
Frontières/Libraries Without Borders, it can be sent to refugee camps and other remote populations anywhere in the world and set up in under an hour."
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